Posted on 12. Dec, 2007 in Christmas, Crime, Family, Relationships, Seasons of the Church Year
The general perception of Christmas is as a time of great joy and happiness. It is a time for celebration and for connecting with friends and family. However there is a darker side to Christmas. It is often one of the most stressful times of the year with more family rows than usual. In fact […]
Posted on 28. Nov, 2007 in Family, Relationships
When clearing out her Mother’s house Mary Kennedy was surprised to find a yellowed copybook containing a collection of quotes that her Mam had written down over the years. Some of them Mary knew; familiar lines her Mam had quoted to the children over the years, others were new to her. The coincidence is that […]
Posted on 14. Nov, 2007 in Family, Relationships
All families experience conflict, but dealing with it can be the difference between break-up and break through. Ursula O’Farrell and Sarah McLoughlin work in family therapy. The just recently published a book, “Families in Focus.” The book examined particular case studies, universal to all families. Miriam Gormally asked Ursula and Sarah to explain what their […]
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Community, Family, Relationships
‘Everyone has a book in them. This one is yours.’ The aim of the latest project from the Irish Hospice Foundation is that each one of us should write our story – and to encourage this, they have just launched ‘Lifestory’, a beautifully designed clothbound book, destined to become a family heirloom. Michael O Muirceartaigh […]
Posted on 03. Oct, 2007 in Church Teachings, Community, Relationships
October 14th marks the celebration of Emigrant Sunday and October 21st is Mission Sunday. In Ireland today, 10% of the population was born outside of Ireland, and these people are now part of our Parish communities nationwide. Fr. Angelo Lafferty from the Society of African Missions, working with Mission Alive which is a project of the […]
Posted on 19. Sep, 2007 in Church Teachings, Education, Relationships
What are the spiritual needs of students in modern Ireland? Well that is a question that Miriam Gormally put to Darren McCallig who has recently been appointed Student Chaplain in Trinity College Dublin. Miriam Gormally met Darren to find out what he was doing to prepare for October when the students start coming back to […]
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 in Church of Ireland, Community, Relationships
Next months sees the Inaugural International Conference of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland and the Irish Institute for Chinese studies, talking place in the O’Reilly Hall in UCD. Eileen Good met the Rev. Patrick Comerford and asked him what was the current state of relations between the Church of Ireland and China.
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Relationships, Schools
Beth Nunan is retired, but a very active person. Now widowed, she enjoys many activities, including travelling and writing. Here she shares one of her reminiscences about a particular episode many years ago – in a school play.
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Community, Relationships, Youth
YMCA Ireland is a cross denominational organisation committed to actively responding to local, youth and community needs. World wide YMCA is in 120 countries with a membership of 30 million. Ken Rue is director of the Dublin Branch and he told Eileen Good about the organisation in Ireland – she first asked him if the […]
Posted on 30. May, 2007 in Environment, Nature, Relationships
With more people experiencing burn out these days from high-pressured stressful jobs, many are looking for a natural way of living. And with the launch of “Notice Nature” last week there is no better time to start looking around and looking for more harmony with nature. Delores Whealan is an educator and spiritual and is […]